PHOTOS: Surrey soccer camp led by pros with Whitecaps, Canucks connections<\/p>\n
Published 10:09 am Friday, June 12, 2026<\/p>\n
Three pro athletes with connections to Vancouver Whitecaps and the Canucks led a youth soccer camp in Surrey on Wednesday, June 10.<\/p>\n
A pitch at Newton Athletic Park saw kids learn skills from current Whitecaps midfielder Jeevan Badwal, former \u2018Caps keeper David Ousted and ex-Canucks forward Chris Higgins, who plays soccer for a team in North Vancouver.<\/p>\n
For the Newton-raised Badwal, it was a full-circle moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is where he played his very first (soccer) match, right here on this turf,\u201d Kam Badwal, Jeevan\u2019s father, said proudly as soccer balls bounced around him.<\/p>\n
The Badwal family presented the two-hour camp in partnership with Qualico and Pooni Group Foundation<\/a> with a goal to make it an annual event in Newton. All proceeds from registration fees support soccer programs in the community.<\/p>\n Post-camp, the pros signed autographs for everyone who wanted one.<\/p>\n Last July, Ousted signed on with Kamloops Youth Soccer Association as sporting director after spending five of his seven seasons in Major League Soccer (MLS) playing in Vancouver.<\/p>\n This week Badwal is home in Surrey keeping fit as a possible injury-replacement player for Canada\u2019s national team. On Friday (June 12) he\u2019s due to make an appearance at the Surrey Soccer Fan Zone<\/a> at Civic Plaza during Canada\u2019s first game at the World Cup.<\/p>\n